2003: Voted in favor of worker importation program in Singapore free trade agreement Sen. Carper voted in favor of H.R. 2739, the Singapore free trade agreement, that permits an unlimited number of workers from Singapore to enter the U.S. each year as treaty traders or investors* who are coming to the U.S. to carry on trade between the U.S. and Singapore or to *establish, develop, administer or provide advice or key technical services* to the operations of a business in which they have invested capital. The Singapore Free Trade Agreement, sponsored by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), passed the Senate by a vote of 66-32.

2003-2004: Voted in favor of bill to increase foreign-worker importation (DeLay)
Sen. Carper voted in favor of the Chile Free Trade Agreement, H.R. 2738 that permits an unlimited number of workers in Chile to enter the U.S. on L-1 visas. H.R. 2738, sponsored by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), passed the Senate by a vote of 66-31.

2003-2004: Cosponsored bill to grant amnesty to illegal aliens (Craig).
Sen. Carper cosponsored S. 1645 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Larry Craig [R-Idaho]) to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2003-2004: Cosponsored DREAM Act to reward illegal aliens with amnesty (Hatch).
S. 1545 would have rewarded illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would have qualified for this amnesty. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) was the primary sponsor.

2003-2004: Cosponsored bill to protect illegal immigrants from prosecution (Craig).
Sen. Carper cosponsored S. 1645 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Larry Craig [R-Idaho]) to reward illegal immigration by protecting illegal aliens granted temporary resident status from prosecution for Social Security fraud. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2003-2004: Cosponsored DREAM Act to reward illegal aliens with in-state tuition (Hatch).
S. 1545 would have rewarded illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with in-state tuition rates at colleges and universities. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), did not come to a vote.

2002: Voted for a bill to increase border control with an alien tracking and identification system.
Sen. Carper voted in favor of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 that would increase border control efforts by creating an entry-exit system for checking each alien as they enter and leave the U.S. H.R. 3525, sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), passed the Senate unanimously by a vote of 97-0.

2002: Voted for a bill to create a comprehensive alien tracking and identification system.
Sen. Carper voted in favor of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 to significantly reduce future population growth from illegal immigration by making it much harder for temporary visa holders to stay in the country illegally after their visas expire. H.R. 3525 includes an entry-exit system and an integraded data system with biometric identifiers. H.R. 3525, sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), passed the Senate unanimously by a vote of 97-0.